Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- They’re now playing consistently on a line together, and yesterday Alex Galchenyuk and Jonathan Drouin stayed late on the ice to work on their chemistry:/
Half an hour after practice was over, #Habs linemates Galchenyuk and Drouin were doing extra work on offensive zone chemistry. pic.twitter.com/sKN8ipj6im
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) January 6, 2018
- Phillip Danault believes the effort put forth in the game on Thursday is the true talent of the 2017-18 Habs. [La Presse]
- Carey Price missed yesterday’s practice with the flu, so the Habs turned to a local firefighter to help out in goal. [John Lu]
- Max Pacioretty had an opinion on Lias Andersson tossing his silver medal into the crowd after the Gold Medal Game at the World Juniors:/
I asked Max Pacioretty about the silver medal throwing. I think he loved it. pic.twitter.com/W3sIUK4Kwb
— Emna Achour (@EmnaAchour) January 6, 2018
Around the league and elsewhere
- Cam Talbot was pulled after just over a period of play with the Edmonton Oilers, meaning that Al Montoya has already played one of the seven games needed for the Habs to add a fourth-round pick from that trade. [NHL.com]
- Milan Hejduk had his jersey retired by the Colorado Avalanche last night. He had an unflashy career, but one that still ranks among some of the more heralded superstars the franchise has ever seen. [Mile High Hockey]
- Russia won their game versus Canada at the Women’s Under-18 World Championship yesterday. [The Ice Garden]
- Without a way to get to the hospital for the birth of his child, Pierre-Cedric Labrie got some help from a player on a different team. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]/
